California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 3 — Professions and Vocations GenerallyChapter 20.3 — Automotive RepairArticle 3 — Registration ProcedureSection 9884.76
Notwithstanding Section 9889.20, an automotive repair dealer who prepares a written estimate for repairs pursuant to Section 9884.9 that includes replacement of a deployed airbag that is part of an inflatable restraint system, and who fails to restore the airbag that is part of an inflatable restraint system to its original operating condition, where the customer has paid for the replacement of the deployed airbag as provided in the estimate, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail for one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
Notes
Establishes a misdemeanor when an automotive repair dealer’s written estimate includes replacement of a deployed airbag, the customer pays for that replacement, and the dealer fails to restore the airbag to original operating condition. Sets punishment at a $5,000 fine, one year in county jail, or both, notwithstanding the referenced provision.
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